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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4536-MS affected Clarke County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4536-MS
Declared
Apr 16, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$64K
Project obligations
Registrations
156
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$40K
Emergency Protective Measures$14K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$5K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$64K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$307K
Renter-approved dollars$88K
Intake IHP dollars$789K
Validated phase 2 dollars$791K
Tracked registrations156
About this declaration

What DR-4536-MS means

DR-4536-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clarke County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Apr 12, 2020. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Clarke County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.